Path planning for UAVs with engine failure in the presence of winds

B Ayhan, C Kwan, B Budavari, J Larkin… - IECON 2018-44th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on path planning for fixed wing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) with
engine failures. The path is between a contingency waypoint (CP) and the initial approach …

A comparative study of two approaches for UAV emergency landing site surface type estimation

B Ayhan, C Kwan - IECON 2018-44th Annual Conference of the …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An automatic landing site selection algorithm generates potential landing sites for
unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) with engine failures. One important step in the landing site …

A high performance contingency planning system for UAVs with lost communication

J Zhou, C Kwan - 2018 ieee international conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lost link (LL) in unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can cause safety hazards to other air
vehicles and can also significantly increase air traffic controllers'(ATC) workload. To the best …

Parameter identification of crack-like notches in aluminum plates based on strain gauge data

R Boukellif, A Ricoeur, M Oxe - Structural Health Monitoring, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The identification of crack parameters and stress intensity factors in aluminum plates under
tensile loading is in the focus of the presented research. In this regard, data of strain gauges …

Low cost and unconditionally secure communications for complex UAS networks

C Kwan, L Kish, Y Saez, X Cao - IECON 2018-44th Annual …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose to adapt an earlier unconditionally secure communication system for ground
vehicular network to Unmanned Air Systems (UASs). First, one recommended change is to …

Unpowered Wireless Ultrasound Generation and Sensing for Structural Health Monitoring of Composites

C Kwan, H Huang, MM Islam… - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Composite structures are strong and light weight, and have great potential in enhancing the
structural strength of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). In this research, we present some …

Slow acoustic waves with the anti-plane polarization in layered systems

AA Zakharenko - International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2010 - World Scientific
This paper theoretically investigates the three-partial slow surface Zakharenko-type waves
(SSZTW3) with the anti-plane polarization possessing single mode and propagating in layer …

[PDF][PDF] Different Zakharenko waves in layered and quantum systems

AA Zakharenko - city, 2007 - researchgate.net
This presentation discusses different Zakharenko waves (ZWs) such as the non-dispersive
ZWs, dispersive leaky ZWs, slow surface ZWs and ultrasonic surface ZWs, as well as their …

Spray-on transducer measurements for thickness and corrosion detection with wireless remote monitoring

KM Sinding - 2015 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
Ultrasonic testing (UT) has been used for many years and is used in a variety of industries
for non-destructive evaluation. Despite the wide use of UT, the current method is inefficient …

Smart material and structural health monitoring in composite applications-an innovative approaches in non destructive testing

F Mustapha - Materials Research Foundations - mrforum.com
A series of advances in improving structural integrity and lifespan has been a major focuse
area for critical assembly structures such as aircraft and other related aerospace systems. It …